Podcast Episodes

Beyond the Screen: Mastering Church Family Movie Nights for Community & Connection

Episode 76

Committee meeting someone suggests family movie night. "Families love watching movies together!" I'm thinking sure sounds simple. Show movie people watch. How hard could it be?

Way harder than pressin…

Published on 10 hours ago

Beyond Thank You Cards: Rethinking Volunteer Appreciation That Actually Works

Episode 75

Hallmark aisle yesterday. Twenty minutes picking thank you cards. Twenty minutes for cards cause I've been avoiding this for weeks.

Janet mentioned she hit ten years in nursery last month. Just casual…

Published on 2 days, 10 hours ago

Christmas Lessons for Kids: Joy, Chaos, and Wonder

Episode 60

Let me try a completely different angle - maybe focusing on the desperation and confusion rather than the activities themselves:

Christmas Lessons for Kids: Joy, Chaos, and Wonder

That mom at Target as…

Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

Beyond Kids' Ministry: Finding Your Go-To Online Resources Under Pressure

Episode 74

Saturday night 11:47 PM frantically googling "Bible lesson plans for kindergarteners" cause completely forgot to prep anything for tomorrow morning.

This is my life apparently. Professional children's…

Published on 5 days, 10 hours ago

Beyond Story Time: Engaging Kids with Interactive Narratives and Experiential Learning

Episode 73

So Emma asks if we can act out David and Goliath instead of me just standing there talking again.

I'm like why haven't I been doing this already? Standing there for three years telling stories while k…

Published on 1 week ago

From Chaos to Compassion Organizing Impactful Service Projects for Kids

Episode 72

Pastor says kids need learn about serving others. Let's plan service project.

I'm nodding thinking sure sounds good until he looks at me like I'm supposed to figure out how to make this happen without…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Beyond Barking: Orders How to Ignite Volunteer Engagement and Build Authentic Community

Episode 71

Looking at our volunteer group text and it's literally just me barking orders at people.

"VBS meeting Tuesday." "Someone grab construction paper." "Who's covering for Jessica?"

Like I'm their boss or s…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Beyond Pinterest Perfection Embracing Messy Learning and Art That Accidentally Works

Episode 70

Marcus threw his rainbow at my face yesterday told me God sucks.

Standing there with paint dripping off my glasses thinking what am I even doing with my life. Kid's seven his rainbow looks like someon…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Revolutionizing Kids' Prayer Engaging Hearts Through Creative Activities

Episode 69

Watching kids during prayer time Sunday and half are fidgeting quarter staring at ceiling rest planning escape routes.

Traditional "bow your heads close your eyes" isn't working. They're not being dis…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

From Chaos to Community Mastering the Art of a Stress-Free Trunk-or-Treat

Episode 68

So September's here and I'm already getting that stomach twist about Halloween planning. Why do I keep agreeing to this?

Writing this down cause maybe if I admit how badly last year went I won't repea…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago